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Letters Patent IVO. 64,224, dated April A30, 1867.

IMPROVED GAR-STARTING APPARATUS.

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IO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JARVIS W. HOUGHTELIN, of the city of Detroit, in the county of lVayne, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and improved Apparatus for Starting Cars or Vehicles of all kinds and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reerencebcing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification. l

The object ol' this invention is to obtain a machine or apparatus that will assist the motive power in starting railway cars or other wheeled vehicles, which operation requires, under ordinary circumstances, a much greater per cent. of power to start than it does to keep it in motion when started. My invention, as per drawings, is attached to a street-railway car, which I will proceed to describe.

A A shows the frame of the car surmounted upon wheels, O O, the platfornrframe with'the floors left olf to show the apparatus. Upon the axle of the car are pla-ced ratchet-wheels I I, firmly fastened, and at outside of said ratchets are hung loosely arms or levers B B; said levers are fastened loosely by boxes to axle. Cross-bar M connects the levers together, causing them to swing evenly and parallel to each other. F F are pawls fastened rigidly on rod I'I, which rod is hunlg in its place by boxes G Gr G G. L L are rods connecting slide-bar N with levers B. D is the draught-bar lwith hook to hitch team-to at one end, and fastened at the other end to slide-bar N. C is a lever, reaching from foot-piece K, under crank-rod H, which lever has its fulcrum under rail P.

The operation is as follows: The team being attached to the hook ofthe draught-bar D, the driver wishes to use the starter; he puts his foot upon the standard K, which, through the action of level C and crank-rod H, places the pawls F F in gear to and with ratchets I I. The team is started, which draws forward draught-bar D, slide-bar N, and levers B B and pawls F F being connected or in gear with ratchcts I I. As the level` B B is drawn forward by connecting-rods L L attached to slide-bar N, it couples the whole together, and turns the axle, which hasits wheels firmly attached, thereby moving the ear as the team draws out the draught-bar D. Spring J is for the purpose of drawing back levers, pawls, 81e., when the car stops, ready to use when wanted in starting. I will state that connecting-har M will be located below the body of the car. The two levers B B are located near the wheels, so they may protrude through the Hoor and come under the seats out'oi` the way. I would say further, that under several circumstances, where so great a leverageA may not be required, the two leversmay be put under the car at or near the centre of the axle, thereby doing away with slide-bar N by connecting draught-bar D direct with levers B.

I do not claim any particular number of ratchets and pawls or levers, but what I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The double levers B B pivoted on the axle near the wheels connected by the bar M, provided with the bent rod H and pawls F F, and operated from the draw-bar D, all as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the above I claim the lifting-lever C, foot-piece K, and connections, as described and for the purpose specified.

JARVIS W. HOUGHTELIN.

Witnesses: l

HENRY E. DowNs, J. FOSTER, 

